Which should I use first, hyaluronic acid or niacinamide? If you don’t use the right order for skin care, your money will be wasted.

Many young ladies pay more and more attention to the ingredients when choosing skin care products. Hyaluronic acid was popular in the past, but since 2018, niacinamide, the "panacea for skin care", has attracted the attention of more and more girls. So, if you have two skin care products containing hyaluronic acid and niacinamide, which one should you use first?

Which should I use first, hyaluronic acid or niacinamide?

Hyaluronic acid and niacinamide can be used together. You can use niacinamide first and then hyaluronic acid. Because niacinamide is a skin conditioning ingredient that has the effect of whitening and removing freckles, and the function of hyaluronic acid is mainly to moisturize after combining with water. It can form a moisturizing film on the skin surface in a short time. It would be better to use it after applying cream after niacinamide.

How to stack essences with different effects

For functional essences (such as anti-aging, whitening, and firming), a maximum of 2 types can be stacked. For example, if you are using niacinamide essence + retinol essence, don’t add the little brown bottle or little black bottle on top of it. If you have to add one more, you can apply a layer of pure moisturizing essence at the end.

How to stack skin care products from different brands

1. Look at the texture

The light ones are in front; the heavy ones are in the back.

2. Look at the efficacy

Anti-aging, whitening first; moisturizing later.

3. Special circumstances

It is light and moisturizing, and can be applied before makeup. To reduce subsequent irritation, you can also apply a moisturizing primer first.

Which ingredients should never be combined?

1. High concentration of niacinamide is not recommended to be combined with fruit acid (AHA), salicylic acid, and high concentration of VC;

2. It is not recommended to use salicylic acid products together with fruit acid (AHA) or vitamin A (retinol). Because the exfoliation effect is too strong, it is easy to damage the skin.

When you use essence or other skin care products, don't stack them up just for the sake of stacking. No skin care step has to be a complete set. You can completely cleanse, moisturize and protect yourself from the sun with just 2 or 3 products, and sunscreen can also be considered the most effective antioxidant method.